MIDLAND, Texas -- Time for another news quiz: Which American state produces more wind-generated electricity than any other? Answer: Texas. Next question -- this one you'll never get: Which politician launched the Texas wind industry? Answer: Former Gov., now President, George W. Bush. Yes, there are many things that baffle me about President Bush, but none more than how the same man who initiated one of the most effective renewable energy programs in America has presided over an administration that for six years has dragged its feet on alternative energy, used its regulatory powers to weaken efficiency standards for major appliances and stuck its head in the sand on global warming.

If gay marriage is legalized, it will also be legal for two men or two women to adopt babies of either sex. Not only would it be frustrating and often embarrassing for a preteen not to have a mother or father, whichever the case may be, but I firmly believe that a child of such a marriage will grow up to believe that this is a normal and proper lifestyle to follow. Ottis Erickson Casselberry

COMMISSION NOTES. The city commission has extended a food concession contract with N.D.C. Specialties Inc., formerly called Chipman's Concessions Inc., to sell food in the concession stands at Showalter Field and the city's Cady Way pool.The company is in the last year of a three-year contract signed in 1986. In return for the exclusive right to serve Showalter Field, N.D.C. will pay the city $3,800 or 31 percent of the total gross sales, whichever is greater. For the Cady Way concession, the company will pay $400 or 12 1/2 percent of total sales, whichever is greater.

As the Oviedo man started to drive out of his car dealer's garage, he asked, ``It's going to be perfect from now on, right?''The service manager joked, ``Guaranteed for 100,000 miles or until you cross the edge of the parking lot - whichever comes first.''

Don't bother to compare platforms and promises. President Clinton should easily be able to give away or promise all that money in the next 75 days, anyhow. Just choose, as our daughter suggested, whichever face you'll want to look at every day for four years. Barbara E. Pugh Orlando

- A 1992 amendment to the Florida Constitution limits property tax-assessment increases on homes to 3 percent a year or the rate of inflation, whichever is less. Because of a reporter's error, a state rule clarifying this amendment was characterized incorrectly in Friday's Sentinel.

''It's like sleeping using a short blanket on a cold night. Whichever way you pull it, something is going to get shorted.''- State Sen. John Grant, R-Tampa, describing Gov. Bob Martinez's $21.5 billion state budget, and the governor's refusal to consider any new taxes.

Dear Road Dog: On westbound Carrier Drive, there's a left-turn-only lane, and a left-turn-only signal at the intersection of Kirkman Road. Trouble is, there's also a no-left-turn sign in the median. What do we do? Keith McCullar Orlando Dear Keith: After several years of chasing traffic and road complaints, Road Dog staffers have learned this: Many situations that appear stupid actually have a reasonable explanation. Happily, this is not one of those cases. Logic had gulped down a fistful of Xanax here.

DEAR ROAD DOG: There's a dip the size of a wading pool at Premier Row and Monetary Drive. Can anything can be done about it? Janine Johnson ORLANDO DEAR JANINE: We've been down this way before. About a year ago, in fact, to check out some big honkin' pothole on the same street. Must be something in the water. For the uninitiated, your intersection is in a business park off South Orange Blossom Trail. The park is home to the Darden Restaurants Culinary Center -- "OK people, is there anything else that can be deep-fat fried?"

For individuals, there is a simple solution to the United Way/Boy Scouts problem. We can take responsibility for our own charitable giving, instead of letting an institution make our decisions for us. It may be more convenient to write one check to an umbrella organization, but direct giving to whichever groups we wish to support helps ensure that our money does not support policies we find objectionable. Linda Wightman Altamonte Springs

1. Don't give up early scores. In recent Florida Classics, Florida A&M has given up early scores, only to come back and demolish Bethune-Cookman. This year, with the Wildcats much improved, it is imperative that the Rattlers play their "A'' game for 60 minutes. 2. Shut down the run. The Rattlers don't know, yet, which Wildcats quarterback they will face today -- but preparation for one is like preparation for the other. Pa'tell Troutman and Allen Suber are option quarterbacks who like to keep the ball in their hands.

Don't bother to compare platforms and promises. President Clinton should easily be able to give away or promise all that money in the next 75 days, anyhow. Just choose, as our daughter suggested, whichever face you'll want to look at every day for four years. Barbara E. Pugh Orlando